“Kurt and I have been partners for over 10 years. Most law firms
don’t even stay in business for 10 years, and ours has grown from
Kurt and me in a small little room, to a law firm with more than a dozen
lawyers, more than 50 people working at it, and our own building in the
heart of Houston.”

The History of
Arnold & Itkin

Skill. Hunger. Commitment.

In August 2004, Attorneys Kurt Arnold and Jason Itkin, along with the help
of one assistant, established Arnold & Itkin LLP. It was founded with
one guiding purpose: helping people who have been injured by the wrongdoings
of others. Even as a small law firm, we at Arnold & Itkin quickly
proved we had the skill, hunger, and commitment to deliver results for
our clients. It did not take us long to build a national reputation for
doing just that. From helping maritime workers injured in catastrophic
offshore accidents to helping consumers hurt by dangerous products, we
are passionate about helping people recover after tragic incidents—and
to this day, we continue to be guided by our desire to help our clients
in the traumatic aftermath of serious wrongdoing.

Led by Attorneys Kurt Arnold and Jason Itkin, our firm has earned a reputation
from coast to coast as being experienced, aggressive, and proven to get results.

Our law firm has been successful in winning billions of dollars on behalf
of our clients, with several of those cases setting state or national records.

Our Firm
Wins BigFor Our Clients

We represented a young mother injured in a severe ambulance accident; at
the time, she was seven months pregnant. After the ambulance was driven
full-speed into the back of a sugar cane truck, she sustained severe brain
injuries and her spine was severed at T4. There was no chance of full
recovery and her daughter was delivered prematurely. We successfully proved
the fault of the ambulance driver and obtained a $117 million verdict
for the mother and her two daughters. This was the largest single personal
injury verdict in Louisiana history.

$76.6MillionLargest Single Verdict in a Risperdal-Gynecomastia Case

We represented a family on behalf of their son, who grew large breasts
as a result of taking Risperdal. He began taking the medication at a very
young age and within two years developed gynecomastia. Johnson & Johnson,
through their subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals, denied wrongdoing. However,
our trial revealed that there were important documents they wrongfully
concealed regarding the link between gynecomastia and Risperdal usage.
We secured a verdict over 20 times larger than the previous 4 Risperdal
verdicts combined.

$44MillionLargest Amputee Verdict in the Country’s History

We represented a construction worker whose leg was amputated above the
knee after a crane accident. At the time of the incident, a crane operator
had been attempting to unstick an augur; they attempted to stop the job
at least five times. Our client was 100 feet away behind a safety fence
when he was struck. It took another crane to lift the equipment off of
him. The trial took three weeks. We proved standard safety practices were
violated in an effort to complete the job quickly and cheaply. It was
listed #43 in The National Law Journal's Top 100 Verdicts of 2015.

$41MillionRecord Award for Commercial Litigation Cases in the State of Hawaii

We represented a Houston investor who had been secretly cut out of a deal
to acquire one of Hawaii’s largest lumbar companies. The trial lasted
for five weeks. In the end, the jury found the defendant to be guilty
of breaching their fiduciary duties, violating the state’s unfair competition
statute, and intentionally interfering with the acquisition efforts. The
verdict of $41 million was a record award for commercial cases in Hawaii.

$29MillionLargest Known Settlement for Case Involving Offshore Death

Attorneys Kurt Arnold, Jason Itkin, and Cory Itkin represented a family
who lost a loved one while employed offshore. The resulting settlement
is believed to be the largest known settlement of its kind for an offshore death.

$18.5MillionVerdict for Victims of the Tragic 2013 Geismar Explosion

Our attorneys represented four workers who were injured in the 2013 explosion
at a Geismar plant in a trial against Williams Companies, Inc. and Sabic
Petrochemicals. This was the second lawsuit of many that we are bringing
regarding the explosion; juries have already awarded our clients more
than $30 million total.